Zac Estrada

There's no getting around the stigma of anything stamped with "Made in China." Which is why Chinese media think Aston Martin is trying to use that as a cover for its counterfeit plastic accelerator pedal arm recall. They're not going to take it, though.

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According to Reuters, various Chinese media outlets claim Aston Martin is using "Made in China" as an excuse for its 17,000-car recall and that it was its own irresponsible management and quality control that led to the ordeal. Pretty much, they think a fake plastic part scandal like this could happen in any country.

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This whole recall is turning into a big embarrassment for Aston Martin. Worse still, when Reuters went to go try and find this third-tier company responsible for the fake arms, they only found a "small legal and secretarial firm where the company had registered its business but had no actual presence." Uh-oh.